Re: Queer Eye for the Competitive Skater

Originally posted by Yazmeen Surya: This is called a skirt. It covers the ENTIRE hip and buns area. Another cry for colors found in nature, too.

ROTFL!!!! That's the one thing about Surya that always bothered me when she was skating competitively. Any more gold, silver, bronze, or neon lame complete with sequins and rhinestones and we'd have to make sure everyone wore sunglasses during her performance. I also felt sorry for the camera crew during broadcasts...the ice being so bright and her being so dark and then wearing eye-popping dresses wreaks all kind of hell on the monitors. I'm sure the engineers were continually changing the shading on the cameras.

You ought to see what its like to be the videotaper at a bellydance event!!! You can't autofocus the camera because its goes nuts with all the beads and sparkles--you have to diligently man it to get a good video. Which is usually what Surya's skirts consist of, by the way, beads, sparkles and fringe (OH MY!!!)

I thought of more:

Todd Eldredge: There's more to life and costuming than drapey, soft shirts.

Elvis: Honest. Really. You won't look feminine in a softer style or using gentler music. Really. We mean it. Nobody's gonna mix you up with Sasha or Michelle. Really.

Tara Lipinski: You have a belly button. We know that. Thanks for letting us know. Now, on and off the ice could you COVER IT UP once in a while?!!!!

My #1 fashion suggestion for Elvis would be to cut his hair back to the style he wore during the 1998 Olympics. That was the only major change Elvis made to his hair since 1988 and I thought he looked much better (and a little taller) with shorter hair. And if Elvis does decide to get a haircut, I'd like him to invite Evgeny along for the trip.

I'd also like to see Tara dye her hair back to its natural color again (the same color her hair was back when she first started competing at 13/14 years old). I think she would look more natural and mature looking as a brunette.

I'd like to see Elena Sokolova grow her hair back to the length she wore it back in 1998: the Dorothy Hamill-style cut is not a good look for her, IMO.